Elizabeth II

Alexander Hamilton is much more than the somewhat dour face on the $10 bill. The man was our nation's first treasury secretary, established the first major national bank and almost single-handedly wrote the U.S. Constitution (with some able assistance from James Madison). It is this last achievement that ensures Hamilton will be eternally associated with the greatest single document written by men. But the "men" part has become a bit problematic in recent years, given that there is not one piece of paper currency that bears the image of an important historical female. That there are a few coins paying homage to Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea doesn't make up for the...

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Alexander Hamilton is much more than the somewhat dour face on the $10 bill. The man was our nation's first treasury secretary, established the first major national bank and almost single-handedly wrote the U.S. Constitution (with some able assistance...

In Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Rebecca Ferguson plays Ilsa Faust, a mysterious assassin. In person, Ferguson, 31, is polite, amiable and intriguing.
The actress, known for starring as Queen Elizabeth in the BBC miniseries The White Queen and her...

The first American rabbi honored by Queen Elizabeth II will be a guest speaker during Temple Israel of Greater Miami's July 31 Shabbat service.
Rabbi Mark L. Winer, an international interfaith activist and scholar who currently resides in Boca Raton,...

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New Bonaventure Resort & Spa summer specialThe new Summer Break Special at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston offers rates at 30 percent off standard pricing....

MIAMI — A federal judge rejected a bid by two women to join a high-profile sexual abuse lawsuit and ordered scandalous sex allegations against Britain's Prince Andrew and a prominent U.S. lawyer removed from the court record.U.S. District Judge Kenneth...

Sharon Tal is one of the most humble and talented women in fashion. From Israel, she recently talked about her upcoming trip to Boca Raton. Tal is the head designer of Israeli Fashion House Maskit. The iconic line was favored by everyone from Queen...

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Here are some details.
The 'wow' factor
The industry that put skating rinks and waterslides on ships keeps...

Rabbi Mark Winer, Ph.D. — an international interfaith scholar and leader who played a crucial role in the airlift of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel — will give a lecture titled "Let My People Go: Ethiopian Exodus" at 3 p.m. on Sunday,...

Britain's Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and his wife Kate are expecting their second baby, Buckingham Palace said on Monday.The couple's first child, Prince George, was born in July last year amid a huge international media frenzy....

As the "Hot Days, Cool Flicks" summer film series winds down to an end, filmgoers still have an opportunity to catch two of the top films screening at the Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival.Presented by the Mandel Jewish Community...

Gag me with a silver spoon.
This royal baby coverage is making me nuts.
I hate to be a killjoy (actually I love being a killjoy), but this breathless round-the-clock coverage of Baby Gaga, or Prince Poo-poo, or whatever his name ends up being, seems way...

Rosa Lindahl-Mallow Other job experience: Former senior manager of training and development for Latin America and the Caribbean for a shipping company. Other community posts: Priest-missioner of Centro Hispano Todos Los Santos, an outreach of All Saints...

Activists on Thursday urged Uganda's government to reverse a decision to open for oil drilling a wildlife park on Uganda's border with Congo, saying the move puts pressure on the region's fragile ecosystems. Uganda's government is expected to announce...

Colleen Kelly is the host of "Family Travel with Colleen Kelly," which airs nationally on PBS. Not surprisingly, Kelly loves being on the road. One trip she took stood out so much she was compelled to include it in her travel series. "I had...

His name is Ramazotti 75, but those who know Lehua Custer's 19-year-old Swedish Warmblood affectionately call the bay horse Zotti.Custer, a Burbank resident and dressage trainer, along with several members of Zotti’s “fan club” were in the stands under...

The unsuspecting family was enjoying a peaceful outing on the river when the rowers set upon them.
“All up!” one of the men cried, prompting some furious oaring by his fellows to maneuver their boats into position. Implacably, they closed in around the...

Prince George celebrates his second birthday on Wednesday and while he's just a toddler, he's already made an impression as a doting elder brother, a magnet to cameras and even a budding fashion trendsetter.
A new official photograph of George, the first...

Teams of census-takers took to the River Thames on Monday for the colorful annual count of Queen Elizabeth II's swans — a blend of science and ceremony that dates to the 12th century. By tradition, the monarch owns all the swans found in Britain's open...

Buckingham Palace expressed its disappointment Saturday with a tabloid newspaper for publishing images of a young Queen Elizabeth II performing a Nazi salute with her family in 1933, the year Adolf Hitler came to power. The palace took the unusual step of...